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Using the pedals

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Selecting and Playing Voices Basic Operation Using the pedals The Clavinova has three foot pedals: damper pedal (right), sostenuto pedal (center), and soft pedal (left) that produce a range of expressive effects similar to those produced by the pedals on an acoustic piano. Damper (right) pedal When you press the damper pedal, the notes you play have a longer sustain. When you select Grand Piano 1, pressing the damper pedal activates the instrument's special "Sustain Samples" to accurately recreate the unique resonance of an acoustic grand piano's soundboard and strings. A "half-pedal" effect lets you use the damper pedal to create partial sustain effects, depending on how far down you press the pedal. When you press the damper pedal here, the notes you play before you release the pedal have a longer sustain. Sostenuto (center) pedal If you play a note or chord on the keyboard and press the sostenuto pedal while holding the note(s), the notes will sustain as long as the pedal is held. All subsequent notes will not sustain. When you press the sostenuto pedal here while holding the note(s), the notes will sustain as long as you hold the pedal. Soft pedal (left) The soft pedal reduces the volume and slightly changes the timbre of notes played while the pedal is pressed. (The soft pedal will not affect notes that are already playing when it is pressed. Press the pedal immediately before you play the target notes.) With the Vibraphone, Jazz Organ and Mellow Organ voices, this pedal turns vibrato on and off or toggles the speed of vibrato. (See page 87.) TIP If the damper pedal doesn't work, or notes are sustained even when the pedal is not pressed, make sure that the pedal cord is properly plugged into the [PEDAL] jack on the unit (see step 6 on page 112). Also, make sure that the RPedalFunc parameter in the "FUNCTION" menu is set to ON (see page 85). TIP The threshold at which the Half Pedal effect starts can be set from the Half Pedal Point parameter inthe Function menu (page 87). TIP You can adjust the depth of the resonance produced by the "Sustain Samples" using the Sustain Sampling Depth parameter in the "FUNCTION" menu. (See page 88.) TIP You can assign a function to each pedal via the "RPedalFunc", "CPedalFunc", and "LPedalFunc" parameters in the "FUNCTION" menu. (See page 85.) TIP The center and left pedals can also be assigned to song start/ stop operation (PLAY/PAUSE function) via the "PedalPlay/ Pause" parameter in the "FUNCTION" menu (on page 87). 26 CLP-280/270 Owner's Manual

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CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual
Basic Operation
Selecting and Playing Voices
Using the pedals
The Clavinova has three foot pedals: damper pedal (right), sostenuto
pedal (center), and soft pedal (left) that produce a range of expressive
effects similar to those produced by the pedals on an acoustic piano.
If the damper pedal doesn’t
work, or notes are sustained
even when the pedal is not
pressed, make sure that the
pedal cord is properly plugged
into the [PEDAL] jack on the
unit (see step 6 on page 112).
Also, make sure that the RPed-
alFunc parameter in the
“FUNCTION” menu is set to ON
(see page 85).
The threshold at which the Half
Pedal effect starts can be set
from the Half Pedal Point
parameter inthe Function menu
(page 87).
You can adjust the depth of the
resonance produced by the
“Sustain Samples” using the
Sustain Sampling Depth
parameter in the “FUNCTION”
menu. (See page 88.)
Damper (right) pedal
When you press the damper pedal, the notes
you play have a longer sustain.
When you select Grand Piano 1, pressing the
damper pedal activates the instrument’s special
“Sustain Samples” to accurately recreate the
unique resonance of an acoustic grand piano’s
soundboard and strings.
A “half-pedal” effect
lets you use the damper pedal to create partial
sustain effects, depending on how far down
you press the pedal.
Sostenuto (center) pedal
If you play a note or chord on the keyboard
and press the sostenuto pedal while holding
the note(s), the notes will sustain as long as the
pedal is held. All subsequent notes will not
sustain.
You can assign a function to
each pedal via the “RPedal-
Func”, “CPedalFunc”, and
“LPedalFunc” parameters in the
“FUNCTION” menu. (See
page 85.)
The center and left pedals can
also be assigned to song start/
stop operation (PLAY/PAUSE
function) via the “PedalPlay/
Pause” parameter in the
“FUNCTION” menu (on
page 87).
Soft pedal (left)
The soft pedal reduces the volume and slightly changes the timbre of notes
played while the pedal is pressed. (The soft pedal will not affect notes that are
already playing when it is pressed. Press the pedal immediately before you
play the target notes.)
With the Vibraphone, Jazz Organ and Mellow Organ voices, this pedal turns
vibrato on and off or toggles the speed of vibrato. (See page 87.)
TIP
TIP
TIP
When you press the damper
pedal here, the notes you
play before you release the
pedal have a longer sustain.
When you press the sostenuto
pedal here while holding the
note(s), the notes will sustain
as long as you hold the pedal.
TIP
TIP